CHIPPING-SODBURY. 667 CHIRK. CHirPING-SODBURY, a par., market town, and nunieipal borough, in the lower div. of the hund. of Irmnbalds Ash, in the co. of Gloucester, l'~ mile N.E. >f Ya>< railway station, 28 from Gloucester, and 11 N.E. Voin Bristol. It is situated near the river Fromo, mi he declivity of a hill, a spur of the Cotswolds. A inisiih TaMo trado in eheese and malt was formerly anied on, but this is now transferred to Chippenham, li has become the great mart for cheese. The own contains a bank, free grammar school, with an vineiit of 20 per annum, and the Union poor- The living is a perpct. urn-.* in the dioc. of .luiii.-e.-liT and Bristol, val. 156, in tho patron, of the i nl old Sodbury. The church, dedicated to SS. , and John the Baptist, is an ancient structure, in ' iotliic style, with square embattled tower, and ral tombs. The Baptists, Society of Friends, and .n Catholics have places of worship; and there grammar and National schools. The town was unrated by Charles II. fora mayor, &c., but the r is now held by 1 bailiif and 12 burgesses, who at their disposal several valuable charities. The lands produce about 300 a year. Chipping iry gives name to a Poor-law Union, compris- .:;' parishes, though the Union poorhouse is
- i-il in the par. of Yate. The petty sessions
held for the division of Sodbury once a fortnight, Uuko of Beaufort being chairman ; and the ' i ly Court is held on tho last Saturday of each month. ury is also a registration district and a polling for the county elections. The remains of a Ro- encampment are to be seen on some hills about
- les distant, and near it is Little Sodbury Manor,
where Tyudale began his translation of the Testament. Tlie we."'kly market held on Friday has been made void by the monthly market established for cattle, pigs, . i. cheese, -f., which is well attended, and held on the first Tuesday of each month. On Holy Thursday J 1th June fairs wero formerly held for cattle, and n tho Friday before the latter day, and on Michael- mas Day, for hiring servants. CHliTING-WARDEN, a hund. in the S.W. portion i if Northampton, contains the pars, of Ash-
- m-le- Walls, Boddington, By field, Chipping- Warden,
tt, Eydon, Greatworth, Sulgrave, and Woodford, ing 21,370 acres. CHIPPING- WARDEN, a par. in the hund. of (-'hipping- Warden, in the co. of Northampton, 6 miles X. of Banbury, its post town, and 10 S.W. of Daventry. The Great Western railway passes within 6 miles of the village, and has a station at Banbury. Tho village, which was formerly a market town, is pleasantly situated on the turnpike road from Banbury to Daventry. The.living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Peterborough, val. 277, in the patron, of Lady S. North. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is a commodious stone edifice, in the decorated style, with square embattled and pinnacled tower, and galilee at tho W. end. The Weslcyans have a place of worship here, and there is a National school, erected in 1832 by the Baroness North. There are charities arising from the town estate which amount to 81 per annum. Chipping- Warden Hall, formerly the residence of Lady North, is now a farm- house. Here is a meet for the hounds of Mr. Drake. [ Lady North is lady of the manor. At Black-Grounds, I a short distance from tho village, is tho site of the Roman station Jii'iuarte, covering about 40 acres, where 8 and other antiquities have been found. Arbury Banks, also in the vicinity, is supposed to have been a Danish camp. CHIPSTABLE, a par. in the hund. of Williton, in the co. of Somerset, 7 miles N.W. of the Wellington station, and 15 from Witchet. It. is situated on the river Tone, which takes its rise on Brendon Hill. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 340, in the patron, of C. H. Dare, Esq. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice, in the Gothic style of architecture, and has been recently repaired. The register commences in 1694. Here is a National school for both sexes. BuUand Lodge is a beautiful seat, occupied by Arthir Capol, the lord of the mannr. CHIPSTEAD, a par. in the second div. of the hund. of Reigato, in tho co. of Surrey, 2 miles from tho Mersthain station of tho London and Brighton lino. KcdhiU is its post town. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 431, in the patron, of Colonel H. Jolliffe. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is supposed to be more than 800 years old. The charities ami Hint to 16. Hero tho Wesleyans have a chapel. There is an endowed school with an income of about 70 a year, left by Mrs. Mary Stephen, for the appren- ticing and instruction of poor children. Sir William Jolliffo is lord of tho manor. CHIRBURY, a hund. in the co. of Salop, in two divs. Tho upper contains the par. of Chirbury, with a portion of Church Stoke; the lower, the par. of Shelve, with parts of Worthen and Hyssington, comprising together 26,890 acres. CHIRBURY, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Chirbury, in the co. of Salop, 3 miles from Mont- gomery, and 18 S.W. of Shrewsbury. It is the Saxon Ci/ricbyriy, near Ethelneda's Castlo and Ofia's Dyke. The village is very agreeably situated, in a fine and fertile valley, on the borders of Montgomeryshire. It had formerly a castle, which was said to have been built by Ethelfleda, Uueen of the Mercians, and its ancient consequence is evident from its having given its name to the hundred. Hero are the remains of an Austin abbey, founded by Robert de Boulers, in Henry III.'s time. The place is noted as having given the title of baron to the celebrated Edward Lord Herbert of Montgomery. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Hereford, of the val. of 200, in the patron, of the trustees of Shrewsbury grammar school, to whom the great tithes were granted by Queen Elizabeth. Tho church, dedicated to St. Michael, was formerly in connection with Chirbury Priory. It is very ancient, having been restored by Humphrey de Winsbury (whoso coat of arms it contains) in 1127. There are also two other churches in this parish that at Marten, val. 45, and that at Middleton, val. 100, both of which are perpet. curs., and in the patron, of tho vicar. Here is a school for boys, endowed by a former vicar, the Rev. Edward Lewis, who died in 1675. He left two farms for this purpose, out of the rent of which 20 a year to be paid to the schoolmaster, together with schoolhouse and garden, and whatever sum remained after the necessary repairs on the farms, to be equally distributed to 10 poor widows of the parish. There are likewise other charities, producing 7 per annum. Mr. Lewis left also a library for the use of the vicar and schoolmaster. This was the birthplace of Bishop Chirbury, who died 1497. CHIRDON, a tnshp. in the par. of Gaystead, in the north-western div. of the ward of Tindale, in the co. of Northumberland, 5i miles W. of Bellingham. It is situated on the Chirdon Burn. CHIRK, a hund. in tho S. portion of the co. of Den- bigh, containing the pars, of Chirk, Llanarmon-Mynydd- Mawr, Llancadwalladr, Llangollen, Llanarmon-Dyrfryn- Ceiriog, Llansaintflraid-Glyn-Ceiriog, and parts of Llan- silin, Llan-y-Myncch, and Llanrhaiadr-yn-Mochnant. CHIRK, a par. and small town in the hund. of Chirk, in the co. of Denbigh, 8 miles S.W. of Wrexham-Regis, and 191;* from London by rail. It is a station on the Chester and Shrewsbury section of the Great Western railway, and is a petty sessions town. The great Holy- head road and the Ellesmere canal pass through the par., which includes the tnshps. of Brynkinalt, the seat of Lord Dungannon, Halton, and Pen-y-clawdd. The manor was formerly the head of a lordship, which belonged to the Mortimers. Henry II. was defeated hero by Owen Gwynedd, in 1165. The modern town, which contains about 500 inhabitants, is situated on the brow of a limestone hill, in the midst of coal and lime works, and has several paper-mills, which give an aspect of considerable activity to the place. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 570, in the
